選擇性必修四Unit1ScienceFictionReadingandThinkingSatisfactionGuaranteed(Adapted)包你滿意（改編）Today’ssciencefictionistomorrow’ssciencefact.IsaacAsimovLearningaims:1)Totranslateparagragh1-5fluently2)To

analyzelong&complexsentences.Self-learningguidanceI(4’)1.Readparagragh1--2

and

translateitbyyourselves

loudly.2.Getthe

mainidea

ofpara1--2.LarryBelmontworkedforacompanythatmaderobots.Recentlyithadbegun

experimentingwith

ahouseholdrobot.Itwasgoingtobe

testedout

byLarry’swife,

Claire.

拉里?貝爾蒙特在一家機器人制造公司工作。該公司最近開始試驗家用機器人。機器人將由拉里的妻子克萊爾進行試用。that引導定語從句，作主語，修飾company過去完成時進行試驗一臺家用機器人begoingtodo將來時態檢驗；測試adj.家用的Clairedidn’twanttherobotinherhouse,especiallyasherhusbandwouldbeaway

onabusinesstrip

forthreeweeks,butLarrypersuadedherthattherobotwouldn’tharmheror

allowhertobeharmed.

Itwouldbea

bonus.

克萊爾并不想家里有個機器人，尤其是在她丈夫要出差三周的時候，但是拉里勸她說機器人不會傷害她，也不會讓她受到傷害。還會是個意外收獲。as引導時間狀語從句n.意外收獲；獎金；紅利persuadesb.that...允許某人...，that引導賓語從句允許某人做...出差However,

whenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed.HisnamewasTony.Heseemed

morelike

ahuman

than

amachine.

Hewastallandhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoice,althoughhisfacialexpressionneverchanged.然而，第一次看到機器人時，克萊爾還是有點驚慌。這個機器人名叫托尼，看著不太像機器，而更像一個真人。托尼高大英俊，頭發順滑，嗓音低沉，不過他的面部表情始終不變。adj.害怕的；驚慌的when引導時間狀語從句面部表情although

引導讓步狀語從句更像是；更接近Self-learningguidanceII(4’)1.Readparagragh3

and

translateitbyyourselves

loudly.2.Getthe

mainidea

ofpara3.On

thesecondmorning,

Tonybroughtherbreakfastandthenaskedherwhethersheneededhelpdressing.Shefeltembarrassedandquicklytoldhimtogo.第二天早晨，托尼給克萊爾端來了早餐，還問她是否需要幫忙穿衣打扮。克萊爾感到非常尷尬，立刻讓托尼走開。whether引導賓語從句helpdoingsth.表示提供協助或支持已完成某個動作或任務的進行中adj.尷尬的，窘迫的Nowshewasbeinglookedafterbyarobotthatlookedsohuman,anditwasdisturbing.現在，她正由一個看起來這么像人類的機器人照料著，這很令人不安。進行時態的被動語態照顧that引導定語從句，作主語，修飾arobotadj.令人不安的；令人煩惱的Self-learningguidanceIII(4’)1.Readparagragh4

and

translateitbyyourselves

loudly.2.Getthe

mainidea

ofpara4.Oneday,Clairementionedthatshedidn’tthinkshewasclever.

Tonysaidthatshemustfeelveryunhappytosaythat.

有一天，克萊爾說她覺得自己并不聰明。托尼說她肯定是感到很不開心才會這么說。that引導賓語從句賓語從句，省略thatthat引導賓語從句Clairethoughtitwasridiculous

thatshewasbeingoffered

sympathybyarobot,butshegraduallyadmiredhiswisdomand

integrity

andbegantotrusthim.

Healwaystreatedherwith

dignity.

克萊爾覺得一個機器人對她表示同情十分荒謬，但她逐漸欣賞托尼的智慧和正直，并且開始信任他。托尼對她彬彬有禮。adj.愚蠢的；荒謬的；荒唐的賓語從句，省略thatthat引導主語從句進行時態的被動語態n.誠實正直；完整；完好n.同情有尊嚴地；彬彬有禮地n.莊重；莊嚴；尊嚴Shetoldhimhowshewasunhappythatherhomewasn’telegantenoughforLarry,whowantedtoimprovehissocialpositionwithabigger

salary.Shewasn’tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoftherichestandmostpowerfulwomenaround.克萊爾告訴托尼自己多么的不開心，因為拉里覺得家里不夠雅致；拉里想通過漲工資來提高自己的社會地位。克萊爾與格拉迪絲?克拉芬不同，后者是當地最有錢有勢的女性之一。Self-learningguidanceIV(4’)1.Readparagragh5

and

translateitbyyourselves

loudly.2.Getthe

mainidea

ofpara5.

Asafavour,TonypromisedtohelpClairemakeherselfmorebeautifulandherhomemoreelegant.

SoClaireborrowedsomelibrarybooksforhimtoread,

orrather,scan.作為一項恩惠，托尼答應幫助克萊爾，把她變得更漂亮些，也把她的家變得更雅致些。于是，克萊爾從圖書館借來了一些書讓托尼閱讀，應該說是讓他掃視。作為一項恩惠，出于好意更準確地說；更確切地說Shelookedathisfingerswithwonder

astheyturnedeachpage.Howabsurd,

shethought.Hewasjustamachine.她驚奇地看著托尼的手指翻動書頁的樣子，心想這太荒唐了。他只不過是一臺機器罷了。驚奇地

1.bonusn.意外收獲、獎金、紅利2.alarmv.使驚恐，使害怕

alarmedadj.擔心，害怕，有警報裝置的3.smoothadj.平整的，平坦的，平滑的v.使平整，使平坦4.disturbingadj.引起煩惱的，令